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113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 607 

Recognizing the importance of the historic 2014 Indian Elections. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 29, 2014 

Mr. SCHOCK (for himself, Mrs. LUMMIS, Mrs. MCMORRIS RODGERS, Ms. 

GABBARD, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. HOLDING, Mr. MURPHY of 

Florida, Mr. ROYCE, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. BERA of California, Mr. CROWLEY, 

and Mr. ROSKAM) submitted the following resolution; which was referred 

to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 

RESOLUTION 

Recognizing the importance of the historic 2014 Indian 

Elections. 

Whereas India is the world’s largest democracy, with more 

than 1.2 billion people living in 29 states and 7 union 

territories; 

Whereas the United States established diplomatic relations 

with India on November 1, 1946, and officially recognized India as an independent state on August 15, 1947; 

Whereas the United States-India relationship is rooted in 

common values, including democracy, respect for ethnic 

and religious diversity, and the rule of law and is further 

strengthened by strong people-to-people ties; 


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Whereas the United States supports the fundamental democratic rights guaranteed in the Constitution of India; 

Whereas the United States recognizes the critical role India 

plays in maintaining regional and global stability; 

Whereas Indian foreign direct investment in the United 

States economy has surpassed $5 billion, creating and 

supporting thousands of United States jobs; 

Whereas United States agricultural, manufacturing, defense 

and energy industries are eager to engage with India for 

mutual growth opportunities; 

Whereas with some 550 million people voting, India’s recent 

elections marked the largest democratic exercise in the 

world; 

Whereas all parties participating in India’s polls carried out 

a hard-fought, free and fair election; 

Whereas the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) prevailed in the 

election, securing 282 out of 543 total seats of the Lok 

Sabha (India’s lower house of Parliament); 

Whereas the new Indian government’s commitment to efficient governance, respect for the rule of law, and strong 

alliances with strategic partners like the United States 

will benefit India and the United States-India partnership; 

Whereas the United States has an opportunity to build on 

the U.S.-India strategic partnership that has been cultivated over the course of the past decades with both the 

Congress Party and BJP-led governments; and 

Whereas the President of the United States, Barack Obama, 

has invited Prime Minister Modi to visit the United 

States and committed to work with the new government 


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to ‘‘fulfill the extraordinary promise of the United StatesIndia strategic partnership’’: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) congratulates the people of India on holding 

3 the largest democratic exercise in the history of the 

4 world; 

5 (2) recognizes that both opposition and winning 

6 party members participated in a hard-fought elec7 tion; 

8 (3) commits to working with the new Narendra 

9 Modi-led Indian Government to advance shared val10 ues and interests; and 

11 (4) will seek to further strengthen our strategic 

12 partnership with India, including in the defense, 

13 trade, and security arenas. 

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